Flood Risk Mapping in Bloomington, MN

The river Ulhas flowing along the region and rapid growth of urban areas there have been many indicators of risk which was analysed in this paper. The major objective of the study is thus to trace the growth of urban settlements using toposheets and satellite images. For the purpose of analysis however risk was considered in terms of physical vulnerability, socio-economic vulnerability, demographic data and various hazard indicators like flood level inundation maps and rainfall data.